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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO
Base Station Amateur Antenna

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.5 p.p.m. @ -10 to +50°C (14 to 122°F) after 1 minute warmup
Tuning steps ? 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz 1 / 5 / 10 / 20 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 9 kHz - 52 MHz / 142-172 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 0.03-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   P25   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   C4FM  
Sensitivity AM
2 µV (1.8-54 MHz)
1.5 µV (142-172 MHz)
33 µV (9 kHz - 1.8 MHz)

FM
4 µV (1.8-54 MHz)
0.2 µV (142-172 MHz)
28 µV (9 kHz - 1.8 MHz)

SSB/CW
0.2 µV (1.8-54 MHz)
0.18 µV (142-172 MHz)
22 µV (9 kHz - 1.8 MHz)
? AM (BW: 6 kHz / 10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 7.9 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
70-70.5 MHz: 2 µV
144-148 MHz: 1 µV
430-450 MHz: 1 µV

FM (BW: 12 kHz / 12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.2 µV
70-70.5 MHz: 0.25 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.125 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.125 µV

SSB/CW (BW: 2.4 kHz / 10 dB S+N/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.125 µV
70-70.5 MHz: 0.16 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.125 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.125 µV
Selectivity AM 6 kHz
FM 12 kHz
SSB 2.4 kHz
CW 600 Hz
? AM (BW=6 kHz - Width: Center)
6 kHz (-6 dB)
15 kHz (-60 dB)

FM (BW=12 kHz - Width: Center)
12 kHz (-6 dB)
25 kHz (-60 dB)

SSB (BW=2.4 kHz - Width: Center)
2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
3.6 kHz (-60 dB)

CW (BW=0.5 kHz - Width: Center)
500 Hz (-6 dB)
750 Hz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne Direct sampling superheterrodyne (Below 48 MHz) Single conversion IF sampling (Above 48 MHz)
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.7 MHz
2nd: 10.698 (main), 10.702 (sub)
1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection > 70 dB ? 70 dB or better (HF amateur bands) 60 dB or better (VHF / UHF amateur bands)
Audio output 4.8 W (2×2.4 W main/sub) 250 mW 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohm (Without SPA-1 option)

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm (Also 4 m for UK version)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   - AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   C4FM  
RF-output HF/6 m: 100 W, 2 m: 10 W ? 0.5-10 W
100 W with optional SPA-1

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 9 V DC or batteries 10.8 V DC (Battery pack) or 13.8 V DC ±15% external
Current RX ? ? 600-900 mA
TX ? - 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x in Germany Between 2014 and 201x in USA Between 2025 and 20xx
Dimensions 425 × 175 × 465 mm
(16.73 × 6.89 × 18.31 in)
65 × 145 × 42 mm
(2.56 × 5.71 × 1.65 in)
213 × 89 × 240 mm
(8.39 × 3.50 × 9.45 in)
Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 240 gr (8.5 oz) without antenna and batteries ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 1800 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 55 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Trunking: Motorola I/II/III, EDACS, LTR
Spectrum sweeper
Weather channels
USB interface
CTCSS/PL
4.3" color touch TFT with switchable display modes. 3DSS band-scope. Two independent receivers. Two speakers. 32-bit IF DSP. Wires-X. USB ports for audio I/O and CAT operation. S-DX. AMS. APRS. Micro SD card slot. Optional ATU that attaches to the back. Optional cooling fan for prolonged transmissions like FT8 and similar. Optional 100 W dockable PA. Optional Bluetooth.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HILBERLING-PT-008000A WHISTLER-WS001040 YAESU-FTX-000001-OPTIMA